Made of 18 tons of concrete and rebar, the hollow statue was built by self-taught sculptor and architect Armando Muñoz Garcia to commemorate the city’s first centennial in 1989; she celebrates her 27th birthday this month.

More than just a supersize curvy bod, her pose packs a lesson in Tijuana history. Her right pinky finger stretches toward the sky, representing the city’s extreme northwest location in Mexico. Originally white with a blue ribbon wrapped around her forearm to symbolize the scarcity of water, she received a head-to-toe makeover in 2015 by 11 graffiti artists from all over the world.